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Microchip Technology

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A strong culture that few believe is real - until they experience it for themselves... - Anonymous employee Microchip Technology Employee Review

5.0
Jun 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A strong culture of team work, of looking out for each other, from the CEO to the New College Grad and the Intern. An unwavering belief that culture makes THE difference - borne out by the incredible success and growth of the company over 25+ years. When the downturn hit in 2009/10, 'Management' didn't lay people off & shutter plant, knowing the downturn would pass soon enough, and everybody would be needed more than ever before. This was a decision that Wall Street really didn't like - every other competitor of ours did the Wall St thing... Well, you only have to look at how we bounced back, workforce intact, and loyal too... and compare that with the competition, some of whom never really bounced back at all... I like coming to work - there are just really nice people here - we have fun, and we get the job done too. There are opportunities here that sometimes don't exist until you create them - and the Company encourages this! The role I am in, and the team I have, didn't exist before me - I had the chance to create the role and the team - this is not that rare at Microchip! The benefits are a real pull - the culture is fantastic & great benefits are the icing on the cake! Medical, legal, 401K - you name it - help with personal study, and the chance to give something back to the wider community whilst developing yourself too... Before MCHP I moved on every 2 years or so - I would get bored and be unable to contribute at the next level where I was. After 8 years at Microchip I am yet to get even remotely bored, by the job or the people. And this isn't a place that expects & demands you to work lots of extra hours, and to do so for nothing - it is a very rare quarter in deed where there isn't a full bonus paid to everybody - not just the sales people or managers, as in many other organisations.

Cons

If you really like to do things your own way, and not get involved in bringing in the ideas, points of view and feedback of others, this is not the place for you... BUT - if you do like to do things your own way AND are happy to sell that to colleagues and get their buy-in, then 'come on down'!

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

The coworkers are great people and pleasant to be around. Microchips biggest strength is it does an amazing job hiring pleasant people. Work life balance can be great but differs greatly between teams/departments. Some of the managers are amazing leaders and want you to succeed.

Cons

CHEAP! So cheap. Get you to go above and beyond for years while teasing a promotion and then they never deliver. Give other people raises first because they’ve been employed there longer or are on higher visibility projects. Get screwed by politics. Save your time and work for a different company because an offer here will be a dead end. Plus Microchip pay is the worst in the industry. The running joke from within the company is when Steve Sanghi the CEO opens his wallet there are spiderwebs and moths fly out. How sad is that. If you work here long term getting underpaid for decades you will miss out on building so much wealth. Oh and don’t even look up Steve Sanghis compensation package because it will just make you mad when getting turned down for a promotion yet again because it’s not in the budget. Stopped giving yearly raises during the worst inflation period. There was a big wave of promotions for VPs/C suite while my base salary is exactly the same as it was 3 years ago.

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